Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1887-10-04
BRIEF AND BRISK.
YESTERDAYS REGULAR SESSION OF THE
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS.
A Very Interesting Point Raised in Regard to UOn-
miSaOns-An Effort 10 Make JaDitUS Deputy
Court Clerks, Without Pay.

The regular monthly session Of the Board
of County Commissioners convened at the
Court House al 1925 o'clock yesterday
morning, all the members being p~resentln
their seats. The members heard with re-
gret of the alarming condition OF Clerk
Robert B. Woods, and much sorrow was
expresse.
The Committee on Court House and Jail
reported bills a~ggregating $lS %. These
were ordered paid. The matter Of filing
the old Court papers was considered by the
committee, and they recommended that the
Janitors be given a compensation OF $40 for
asserting and filing the papers away. The
document are at present packed IN boxes
and the Court ordered that they be assor-
ed. Mr.. Speidel objected to the extra com
pensation of so. The Janitors had not
much to do, and he thought it right they
should perform the service without CON-
pensation. The county paid the Janitors
for their time. Mr.. McGregOr took
a stand in opposition 10 Mr.. Speidel.
President Cruise took the floor and said the
fact of the matter was that the committee
appointed by the Court officials TO look
into the papers of the Court had mapped
out a Job. The Circuit clerks did not want
to do the work, and if they did, they
would charge several hundred dollars for
it. He thought it better TO pay the janl-
tors $40 than to pay Others a much larger
amount. The majority of the Board were
of the opinion that the arranging OF Court
papers was not in the line of janitor's
work, and the resolution of Mr.. Speidel
being rejected, the report of the committee
was adopted:
The Committee on Finance made a
brief report of their meetings. Mr.. ID. c.
List, President of the Bank of Wheeling,
reported the following in regard to the
county loans: .
Balances due Bank
~ per cent. loan 90
8 per cent. loan ..........""........ ..- 81 8,
~ per cent. oS -
There was some discussion over this, the
members agreeing finally that under the
sinking fund law the above could not he
paid, but could only be debited against the
county aud allowed TO bear interest. At
the same time it was thought no one would
object if the money was Said, and the
Chairman of the Committee was author
lied - see Mr.. List and make a tender Of
the amount, the Clerk to draw the neces-
sary orders in case he accepted.
The special committee appointed to ex-
anime into the account of the Penn File
and Index Company, reported the invoice
footed up ~, 437. 80. The county ac-
counts footed up So less, the difference
being an order in favor of Mr.. Delbrugge.
The agent of the company offered to come
on and explain the matter, and on motion
the report was deferred and the Clerk in
structed to so notify the company.
President Cruise announced that the
Sheriff had made a statement before the
Finance Committee at its last session,
among the items being $27, 775 from the
sale of Pewiky bonds. The President
stated that there was no law allowing the
Sheriff a commission on money so received,
but the precedent hal been TO allow a
commission OF one per cent. The matter
had been referred 10 the Prosecuting At
torney, who had reported to that effect.
Mr.. McGregor thought the commission, in
that case, was too high, and Mr.. Speidel
thought he ought no to receive any com
mission at all. He called attention to the
fact that the Sheriff had made q charge on
81 COZ. 80 of dividends received from the
road. He thought the money might have
been paid to the Board, and the commits.
sion saved. President Cruise called Mr..
Speidel's attention to the fact that the
Sheriff was the County Treasurer, and was
alone authorized to receive money. Prose
cutting Attorney Jordan was sen for and
addressed the Board, preflcing his remarks
by reading section = of chapter 40 of the
Code. He reiterated that there was no
provision OF law for one per cent. commits
SION in the case before the Board, but he
cited several precedents when such a com
mission had been allowed. The report
was finally adopted rs read.
The Committee on Roads and Bridges
reported bills payable out of the local road